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Friday, 29 June 2012

Cheap Air Travel

Read
the article below and write an essay on the following topic.

Some people think the recent increase in cheap air travel brings
benefits, while other people think it has drawbacks to the environment and the
world’s resources. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The Article

Air travel has always been considered the privilege of the higher
classes, especially in the developing nations of the world. The economically backward sections of the
society always had to distance themselves from travelling by air on account of
lack of affordability.

The liberalization of airline policies by the government and the recent
increase in the number of aircraft operators has intensified competition in
this field. Consequently, airfares have
dropped drastically in the recent times.
A low-cost carrier is an airline that generally has lower fares and
fewer comforts. To make up for revenue lost in decreased ticket prices, the
airline may charge for extras like food, priority boarding, seat allocating,
and baggage etc.

This situation has not only enabled airline travelers to fly more
frequently but also made it possible even for the lower income group to have
access to this elite mode of travel. A major
category of beneficiaries of this development is the small or medium
businessmen who once could afford to travel by air only on important
assignments or emergencies are now able to avail this facility more often using
budget flights and economy fares. Many
believe that this can definitely have a positive impact on their business
prospects, as a result of more business meetings and transactions.

Cheap air fares have broadened travel possibilities and created a trend
for weekend breaks in exotic locations. A
number of low-cost airlines have sprung up in different parts of the world and
they offer national and international travel at a much lower cost compared to
the regular carriers. The new entrants
into the field like Tiger Airways and Air Asia have offered substantial
reduction in tariff to popular tourist destinations like Thailand and Malaysia.

Budget airlines have also created many new jobs for pilots, airline crew
and ground staff. This is a huge
advantage for the unemployed in the recession economies of the world.

But if air travel is allowed to grow unchecked in
this way, environmentalists believe, it will spell disaster for the planet. More
flights mean bigger, busier airports, which in turn leads to more noise and
growing problems with air quality for those who live and work close to
airports.

Perhaps the biggest concern is the effect on
global warming. Burning aviation fuel releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the
environment, causing the earth to heat up more.
And aircraft from India to the US , per passenger, produces as much carbon
dioxide as a year's driving by the average motorist, according to environmental
campaign groups.

Low cost carriers have mostly a positive effect on both people’s budgets
as well as economy in general. While providing new working positions for the
unemployed they also give their passengers a chance to save their money and
travel more for less.

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